Hot on the heels of Kecho Tirtira launched last week, we are very excited to be rolling out not one but two more African coffees!
First up, Bokasso from Ethiopia Sidama region. Love at first whiff, this is how we would describe the first time we pulled an espresso shot of this new coffee. Overwhelmed by the bouquet of floral notes from the cup, we can’t stop tasting this espresso.
View Larger Come Saturday 8 June, we will uproot ourselves from Everton Park to 9 Muthuraman Chetty Road, where we will join 13 other merchants to showcase our crafts, gourmet and wares at 9MCM The Local Upmarket. Expect good food, tipples and shopping to start your perfect Saturday, from 11am to 6pm.
During this event, we will also be offering a special bundle of the Kalita Kantan drippers (incredibly easy to use disposable brewers) + a cup of freshly brewed Long Black for $9 (usual $11.50).
See you there!
New coffee for slow brew lovers, first of a list of African coffees that we are rolling out over the next few weeks – Kecho Tirtira is our latest offering from Ethiopia after Debello and Michiti.
Kecho Tirtira is a new cooperative in the Limu area with about 350 smallholders. It started to produce coffees in 2011, in a remote area with hardly any access by roads. They strictly adhere to the lot traceability system and maintain very high quality controls through the process. It is a very well organized cooperative with great location, altitude and future potential is high. Similar to Debello, Kecho Tirtira is another sustainable Technoserve project in the western part of Ethiopia. For those who have not read about Technoserve, it is a NGO supporting the farmers in setting up washing stations and new cooperative structures. Technoserve’s coffee initiative is a project measuring their success in the value and quality of the coffees produced and the increase in the farmers’ coffee income. Coffee from Kecho Tirtira cooperative is certified organic.
This coffee shines as a brewed coffee. Lovely fruity aromatics with a limey, orange peel-like acidity and hints of strawberries in the finish. This Ethiopian coffee has a surprisingly juicy mouthfeel, almost chewy! Sweet, clean and definitely a very enjoyable cup!
View Larger Because of your generosity, we managed to collect S$2,862.30 on our 1st year anniversary and an additional S$1,085.50 from the sale and tips of the tote bags and tees, for a grand total of S$3,947.80 going to charity: water.
For those who dropped by for coffees on our anniversary, thank you for your kind donations. And big applause to the folks who jazzed up a stellar performance in front of the shop, and last but not least, our much loved volunteers who helped with the silkscreen production.
